M, #530, b. 10 January 1808, d. between 1 September 1894 and 30 September 1894
Reverend John Hamilton Thom|b. 10 Jan 1808\nd. bt 1 Sep 1894 - 30 Sep 1894|p11.htm#i530||||Martha Ann Glenny|b. bt 31 Mar 1779 - 30 Mar 1780|p211.htm#i7866|||||||John Glenny||p211.htm#i7867||||
Rev John Hamilton THOM was born Newry County Down Jan 10th 1808, his father was Rev John THOM a native of Lanarkshire that time Presbyterian Minister of Newry. His mother was the daughter of John GLENNY and there were several other children.
John Hamilton THOM was sent to school in Newry then to the Royal Institute Belfast his tutor being Dr Thomas Dix HINCKS. He owed his early religious instruction to Rev John MITCHELL.
In 1829 Mr THOM came to Liverpool and became Minister of the Ancient Chapel of Toxteth. On the death of Rev John HINCKS he became Minister of Renshaw St Chapel. The following year James MARTINEAU came to Liverpool to be Minister of Paradise St Chapel and began a memorable friendship. In 1838 Mr THOM married Hannah Mary RATHBONE daughter of William RATHBONE. "
William Rathbone VI|b. 11 Feb 1819\nd. 6 Mar 1902|p11.htm#i533|William Rathbone V|b. 17 Jun 1787\nd. 1 Feb 1868|p10.htm#i514|Elizabeth Greg|b. 30 Aug 1790\nd. 24 Oct 1882|p10.htm#i524|William Rathbone IV|b. 10 Jun 1757\nd. 11 Feb 1809|p139.htm#i5366|Hannah M. Reynolds|b. 3 May 1761\nd. 29 May 1839|p10.htm#i511|||||||
Relationship
4th cousin 4 times removed of Robert Alan Bennett.
[S82] UK National Census for 1851 Index, Liverpool "2192/6 1018A."
[S47] UK National Census for 1861 for UK, "RG9/2708 f82a p2 5."
[S2] UK National Census for 1871 for UK, "RG10/1131 f54a p48 136."
[S49] UK National Census for 1881 Index, UK "RG11/3651 f93 p22."
[S72] UK National Census for 1891 for UK, "RG12/2940 f89 p49 203."
[S48] Online index to the UK National Census for 1901 for UK.
[S48] Online index to the UK National Census for 1901 for UK "RG13/3009 f98."
[S70] General Record Office Indexes "Death Mar 1902 RATHBONE William 83 Toxteth Park 8b 180."
Agnes Rathbone
F, #534, b. between 31 March 1820 and 30 March 1821, d. 1862
Agnes Rathbone|b. bt 31 Mar 1820 - 30 Mar 1821\nd. 1862|p11.htm#i534|William Rathbone V|b. 17 Jun 1787\nd. 1 Feb 1868|p10.htm#i514|Elizabeth Greg|b. 30 Aug 1790\nd. 24 Oct 1882|p10.htm#i524|William Rathbone IV|b. 10 Jun 1757\nd. 11 Feb 1809|p139.htm#i5366|Hannah M. Reynolds|b. 3 May 1761\nd. 29 May 1839|p10.htm#i511|||||||
Relationship
4th cousin 4 times removed of Robert Alan Bennett.
She was listed as the daughter of William Rathbone V in the 1851 census at Green Bank, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, .2,3,4
Death*
1862
Agnes Rathbone died in 1862.
Citations
[S40] UK National Census for 1851 for UK, "HO 107 2188 ED 4 f572 p40 125."
[S82] UK National Census for 1851 Index, Liverpool "2188/4 f572."
[S40] UK National Census for 1851 for UK, "HO 107/2188 f572 p40 125."
[S40] UK National Census for 1851 for UK, "HO 107/2188 f572a p41 125."
Samuel Greg Rathbone
M, #535, b. 17 May 1823, d. between 1 January 1903 and 31 March 1903
Samuel Greg Rathbone|b. 17 May 1823\nd. bt 1 Jan 1903 - 31 Mar 1903|p11.htm#i535|William Rathbone V|b. 17 Jun 1787\nd. 1 Feb 1868|p10.htm#i514|Elizabeth Greg|b. 30 Aug 1790\nd. 24 Oct 1882|p10.htm#i524|William Rathbone IV|b. 10 Jun 1757\nd. 11 Feb 1809|p139.htm#i5366|Hannah M. Reynolds|b. 3 May 1761\nd. 29 May 1839|p10.htm#i511|||||||
Relationship
4th cousin 4 times removed of Robert Alan Bennett.
Samuel Greg Rathbone witnessed the biography of (?) Rathbone Brothers: The company extended its reach to China, opening two agencies in Shanghai and Canton. Launched by Samuel Greg Rathbone, the company's Chinese branch began operating under the name of Rathbone, Worthington and Co. The company began exporting tea and silk from China, and importing British products to the country. Other Rathbone operations launched during the second half of the century included salted beef from South America; wheat, corn, and cotton from Egypt; and coffee from Brazil. The increasing reach of the company's operations prompted it to establish a new agency in London. Originally operated under the leadership of Rathbones partner William Lidderdale, the London branch began the base of operations for a new generation of Rathbones, William Gair Rathbone VII.2
(Son) Census1851
30 March 1851
He was listed as the son of William Rathbone V in the 1851 census at Green Bank, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, .1,3,4
Occupation*
30 March 1851
Samuel Greg Rathbone was a cotton, corn & wool merchant on 30 March 1851.1
[S40] UK National Census for 1851 for UK, "HO 107/2188 f572 p40 125."
[S40] UK National Census for 1851 for UK, "HO 107/2188 f572a p41 125."
[S2] UK National Census for 1871 for UK, "RG10/1131 f54a p48 136."
[S704] UK National Census for 1901 for UK, "RG13/0641 f38 84."
[S48] Online index to the UK National Census for 1901 for UK.
[S70] General Record Office Indexes "Death Mar 1903 RATHBONE Samuel Greg 79 Cockermouth.10b 389."
[S48] Online index to the UK National Census for 1901 for UK "RG13/0641 f38."
Philip Henry Rathbone
M, #536, b. 8 May 1828, d. 22 November 1895
Philip Henry Rathbone|b. 8 May 1828\nd. 22 Nov 1895|p11.htm#i536|William Rathbone V|b. 17 Jun 1787\nd. 1 Feb 1868|p10.htm#i514|Elizabeth Greg|b. 30 Aug 1790\nd. 24 Oct 1882|p10.htm#i524|William Rathbone IV|b. 10 Jun 1757\nd. 11 Feb 1809|p139.htm#i5366|Hannah M. Reynolds|b. 3 May 1761\nd. 29 May 1839|p10.htm#i511|||||||
Relationship
4th cousin 4 times removed of Robert Alan Bennett.
[S47] UK National Census for 1861 for UK, "RG9/4359 f73 p25 165."
[S49] UK National Census for 1881 Index, UK "RG11/3651 f92 p20."
[S72] UK National Census for 1891 for UK, "RG12/2940 f89 p49 203."
[S2172] Will & Codicil announcement, Philip Henry Rathbone "WILLS AND BEQUESTS
Glasgow Herald (Glasgow, Scotland), Thursday, December 26, 1895; Issue 309."
Dame Mary Rosalind Paget|b. 4 Feb 1855\nd. 19 Aug 1948|p11.htm#i540|John Paget|b. bt 4 Apr 1811 - 3 Apr 1812\nd. 1898|p10.htm#i528|Elizabeth Rathbone|b. 11 Jan 1813\nd. 1899|p10.htm#i527|||||||William Rathbone V|b. 17 Jun 1787\nd. 1 Feb 1868|p10.htm#i514|Elizabeth Greg|b. 30 Aug 1790\nd. 24 Oct 1882|p10.htm#i524|
Relationship
5th cousin 3 times removed of Robert Alan Bennett.
She was a social reformer, nurse and midwife. She was the founder of the Midwives Institute and the first Queens Nurse in 1891.
Death*
19 August 1948
Dame Mary Rosalind Paget died on 19 August 1948 at age 93.
Lucretia Wainwright Gair
F, #542, b. between 31 March 1823 and 30 March 1824, d. 27 May 1859
Lucretia Wainwright Gair|b. bt 31 Mar 1823 - 30 Mar 1824\nd. 27 May 1859|p11.htm#i542|Samuel Stillman Gair||p11.htm#i544|Elizabeth Wainwright|b. bt 31 Mar 1798 - 30 Mar 1799|p210.htm#i7859|||||||||||||
As of 6 February 1862,her married name was Rathbone.
Census1871*
2 April 1871
She was listed as the wife of William Rathbone VI in the 1871 census at 14 Princes Gardens, Knightsbridge, London, Middlesex, England, .2
Census1891*
5 April 1891
She was listed as the wife of William Rathbone VI in the 1891 census at Greenbank, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, .3
Name Variation
31 March 1901
As of 31 March 1901, Esther Emily Acheson Lyle was also known as Emily Rathbone.4
Census1901*
31 March 1901
She was listed as the wife of William Rathbone VI in the 1901 Census at Green Bank Cottage, Green Bank Road, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, .5
M, #547, b. between 6 July 1849 and 30 September 1849, d. 1919
William Gair Rathbone|b. bt 6 Jul 1849 - 30 Sep 1849\nd. 1919|p11.htm#i547|William Rathbone VI|b. 11 Feb 1819\nd. 6 Mar 1902|p11.htm#i533|Lucretia Wainwright Gair|b. bt 31 Mar 1823 - 30 Mar 1824\nd. 27 May 1859|p11.htm#i542|William Rathbone V|b. 17 Jun 1787\nd. 1 Feb 1868|p10.htm#i514|Elizabeth Greg|b. 30 Aug 1790\nd. 24 Oct 1882|p10.htm#i524|Samuel S. Gair||p11.htm#i544|Elizabeth Wainwright|b. bt 31 Mar 1798 - 30 Mar 1799|p210.htm#i7859|
Relationship
5th cousin 3 times removed of Robert Alan Bennett.
He was listed as the son of William Rathbone VI in the 1851 census at Wavertree, Lancashire, England, .2
Biography
Following a short period of training with the Rathbone Brothers offices in Liverpool he travelled to New York to represent the firm in America.
Biography*
15 April 1875
William arrived in New York on the SS Russia on the 15 April 1875. The ship had departed from Liverpool. William was listed as 25 years of age.3
Biography
5 July 1876
William again visited New York the following year. He arrived in New Yoprk on the 5 July 1876 having travelled again on the SS Russia from Liverpool. The manifest listed him as a 26 year old merchant from England.4
A year later William arrived in New York with his new wife Blanche. They disembarked from the SS Bothnia on the 10 October 1877. They had embarked from Liverpool some days earlier. He was listed as a 28 year old Merchant from England and she as 21 from the USA.7,8
Biography
1879
In 1879 he returned to England to operate with William Lidderdale the new London branch of the firm. He developed several other business interests, including directorships of the Royal Exchange, the London County and Westminster Bank, Parrs Bank, the Hong Kong banking corporation and the P & O Steamship Company.
He also continued the work of his father, William Rathbone VI to promote district nursing, serving for over 20 years as Honorary Secretary of the Queen Victoria's Jubilee Institute for Nurses.
Occupation*
3 April 1881
William Gair Rathbone was a merchant on 3 April 1881.6
Census1881*
3 April 1881
He was listed as head of household in the 1881 census at 81 Onslow Square, Chelsea, London, England, .6
Biography
3 October 1887
William visited New York again on the 3 October 1887. He arrived from Liverpool on the SS Servia. He was listed on the manifest as a 40 year old merchant from England.9
Biography
30 September 1889
William made yet another visit to New York, arriving on the 30 September 1899. He had eparted from Liverpool on the SS Servia again. He was listed on the manifest as a 40 yearold merchant.5
Census1901*
31 March 1901
He was listed as the head of household in the 1901 Census at 39 Cadogan Gardens, Chelsea, London, England, .10
Biography
He was a keen patron of the arts, whose correspondents and friends included the artist John S. Sargent. He held musical recitals in his home and helped to launch the careers of Hungarian composer Francis Korbay and Australian musician Percy Grainger.
[S48] Online index to the UK National Census for 1901 for UK.
[S82] UK National Census for 1851 Index, Liverpool "2192/6 1018A."
[S922] William G Rathbone, SS Russia Ships Manifest, 15 April 1875, Name: W G Rathbone
Arrival Date: 15 Apr 1875
Estimated birth year: abt 1850
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Destination: United States of America
Place of Origin: England
Ethnicity/Race/Nationality: English
Ship Name: Russia
Search Ship Database: Search the Russia in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Port of Arrival: New York
Line: 22
Microfilm Serial: M237
Microfilm Roll: M237_397
List Number: 286
Port Arrival State: New York
Port Arrival Country: United States.
[S923] William G Rathbone, SS Russia Ships Manifest, 5 July 1876, Name: William G Rathbone
Arrival Date: 5 Jul 1876
Estimated birth year: abt 1850
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England and Queenstown, Ireland
Destination: England
Place of Origin: England
Ethnicity/Race/Nationality: English
Ship Name: Russia
Search Ship Database: Search the Russia in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Port of Arrival: New York
Line: 43
Microfilm Serial: M237
Microfilm Roll: M237_404
List Number: 607
Port Arrival State: New York
Port Arrival Country: United States.
[S926] William G Rathbone, SS Servia Ships Manifest, 30 September 1899, Name: Wm G Rathbone
Arrival Date: 30 Sep 1889
Estimated birth year: abt 1849
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England and Queenstown, Ireland
Place of Origin: England
Ethnicity/Race/Nationality: English
Ship Name: Servia
Search Ship Database: View the Servia in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Port of Arrival: New York
Line: 30
Microfilm Serial: M237
Microfilm Roll: M237_539
List Number: 1347
Port Arrival State: New York
Port Arrival Country: United States.
[S601] UK National Census for 1881 for UK, "RG11/45 f33a p4 9."
[S924] William G and Blanche Marie Rathbone, SS Bothnia Ships Manifest, 10 October 1877, Name: Blanche M Rathbone
Arrival Date: 10 Oct 1877
Estimated birth year: abt 1856
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England and Queenstown, Ireland
Destination: England
Place of Origin: United States of America
Ethnicity/Race/Nationality: American
Ship Name: Bothnia
Search Ship Database: View the Bothnia in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Port of Arrival: New York
Line: 39
Microfilm Serial: M237
Microfilm Roll: M237_410
List Number: 966
Port Arrival State: New York
Port Arrival Country: United States.
[S924] William G and Blanche Marie Rathbone, SS Bothnia Ships Manifest, 10 October 1877, Name: Willm G Rathbone
Arrival Date: 10 Oct 1877
Estimated birth year: abt 1849
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England and Queenstown, Ireland
Destination: England
Place of Origin: England
Ethnicity/Race/Nationality: English
Ship Name: Bothnia
Search Ship Database: View the Bothnia in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Port of Arrival: New York
Line: 38
Microfilm Serial: M237
Microfilm Roll: M237_410
List Number: 966
Port Arrival State: New York
Port Arrival Country: United States.
[S925] William G Rathbone, SS Servia Ships Manifest, 3 October 1887, Name: Wm G Rathbone
Arrival Date: 3 Oct 1887
Estimated birth year: abt 1847
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England and Queenstown, Ireland
Place of Origin: England
Ethnicity/Race/Nationality: English
Ship Name: Servia
Search Ship Database: View the Servia in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Port of Arrival: New York
Line: 40
Microfilm Serial: M237
Microfilm Roll: M237_512
List Number: 1283
Port Arrival State: New York
Port Arrival Country: United States.
[S704] UK National Census for 1901 for UK, "RG13/75 f5 p1 6."
Elizabeth Lucretia (Elsie) Rathbone
F, #548, b. between 6 April 1851 and 31 March 1852, d. 1920
Elizabeth Lucretia (Elsie) Rathbone|b. bt 6 Apr 1851 - 31 Mar 1852\nd. 1920|p11.htm#i548|William Rathbone VI|b. 11 Feb 1819\nd. 6 Mar 1902|p11.htm#i533|Lucretia Wainwright Gair|b. bt 31 Mar 1823 - 30 Mar 1824\nd. 27 May 1859|p11.htm#i542|William Rathbone V|b. 17 Jun 1787\nd. 1 Feb 1868|p10.htm#i514|Elizabeth Greg|b. 30 Aug 1790\nd. 24 Oct 1882|p10.htm#i524|Samuel S. Gair||p11.htm#i544|Elizabeth Wainwright|b. bt 31 Mar 1798 - 30 Mar 1799|p210.htm#i7859|
Relationship
5th cousin 3 times removed of Robert Alan Bennett.
She was listed as the granddaughter of William Rathbone V in the 1861 census at Green Bank, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, .3
(Daughter) Census1871
2 April 1871
She was listed as the daughter of William Rathbone VI in the 1871 census at 14 Princes Gardens, Knightsbridge, London, Middlesex, England, .4
(Daughter) Census1891
5 April 1891
She was listed as the daughter of William Rathbone VI in the 1891 census at Greenbank, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, .1
(Daughter) Census1901
31 March 1901
She was listed as the daughter of William Rathbone VI in the 1901 Census at Green Bank Cottage, Green Bank Road, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, .5
Death*
1920
Elizabeth Lucretia (Elsie) Rathbone died in 1920.
Citations
[S72] UK National Census for 1891 for UK, "RG12/2940 f89 p49 203."
[S48] Online index to the UK National Census for 1901 for UK.
[S47] UK National Census for 1861 for UK, "RG9/2708 f82a p2 5."
[S2] UK National Census for 1871 for UK, "RG10/1131 f54a p48 136."
[S48] Online index to the UK National Census for 1901 for UK "RG13/3009 f98."
Thomas Ashton Rathbone
M, #549, b. between 6 April 1856 and 5 April 1857, d. 1895
Thomas Ashton Rathbone|b. bt 6 Apr 1856 - 5 Apr 1857\nd. 1895|p11.htm#i549|William Rathbone VI|b. 11 Feb 1819\nd. 6 Mar 1902|p11.htm#i533|Lucretia Wainwright Gair|b. bt 31 Mar 1823 - 30 Mar 1824\nd. 27 May 1859|p11.htm#i542|William Rathbone V|b. 17 Jun 1787\nd. 1 Feb 1868|p10.htm#i514|Elizabeth Greg|b. 30 Aug 1790\nd. 24 Oct 1882|p10.htm#i524|Samuel S. Gair||p11.htm#i544|Elizabeth Wainwright|b. bt 31 Mar 1798 - 30 Mar 1799|p210.htm#i7859|
Relationship
5th cousin 3 times removed of Robert Alan Bennett.
He was listed as the grandson of William Rathbone V in the 1861 census at Green Bank, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, .2
(Son) Census1891
5 April 1891
He was listed as the son of William Rathbone VI in the 1891 census at Greenbank, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, .1
Occupation*
5 April 1891
Thomas Ashton Rathbone was a merchant on 5 April 1891.1
Death*
1895
He died in 1895.
Citations
[S72] UK National Census for 1891 for UK, "RG12/2940 f89 p49 203."
[S47] UK National Census for 1861 for UK, "RG9/2708 f82a p2 5."
Henry Gair Rathbone
M, #550, b. between 3 April 1857 and 2 April 1858, d. 1945
Henry Gair Rathbone|b. bt 3 Apr 1857 - 2 Apr 1858\nd. 1945|p11.htm#i550|William Rathbone VI|b. 11 Feb 1819\nd. 6 Mar 1902|p11.htm#i533|Lucretia Wainwright Gair|b. bt 31 Mar 1823 - 30 Mar 1824\nd. 27 May 1859|p11.htm#i542|William Rathbone V|b. 17 Jun 1787\nd. 1 Feb 1868|p10.htm#i514|Elizabeth Greg|b. 30 Aug 1790\nd. 24 Oct 1882|p10.htm#i524|Samuel S. Gair||p11.htm#i544|Elizabeth Wainwright|b. bt 31 Mar 1798 - 30 Mar 1799|p210.htm#i7859|
Relationship
5th cousin 3 times removed of Robert Alan Bennett.
He was listed as the grandson of William Rathbone V in the 1861 census at Green Bank, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, .2
Occupation*
2 April 1871
Henry Gair Rathbone was a pupil on 2 April 1871 at Young Gentlemans School, High Street, Rottingdean, Sussex, England, .1
Death*
1945
He died in 1945.
Citations
[S2] UK National Census for 1871 for UK, "RG10/1071 f4a p6 26."
[S47] UK National Census for 1861 for UK, "RG9/2708 f82a p2 5."
Edward Lucretius Wainright Rathbone1,2
M, #551, b. between 3 April 1859 and 27 May 1859, d. September 1886
Edward Lucretius Wainright Rathbone|b. bt 3 Apr 1859 - 27 May 1859\nd. Sep 1886|p11.htm#i551|William Rathbone VI|b. 11 Feb 1819\nd. 6 Mar 1902|p11.htm#i533|Lucretia Wainwright Gair|b. bt 31 Mar 1823 - 30 Mar 1824\nd. 27 May 1859|p11.htm#i542|William Rathbone V|b. 17 Jun 1787\nd. 1 Feb 1868|p10.htm#i514|Elizabeth Greg|b. 30 Aug 1790\nd. 24 Oct 1882|p10.htm#i524|Samuel S. Gair||p11.htm#i544|Elizabeth Wainwright|b. bt 31 Mar 1798 - 30 Mar 1799|p210.htm#i7859|
Relationship
5th cousin 3 times removed of Robert Alan Bennett.
He was listed as the son of William Rathbone VI in the 1871 census at 14 Princes Gardens, Knightsbridge, London, Middlesex, England, .2
Occupation*
3 April 1881
Acheson Lyle Rathbone was a scholar on 3 April 1881 at Eton Colege, Eton, Buckinghamshire, England, .1
Marriage*
between 1 October 1898 and 31 December 1898
He married Blanche Anna Reeve between 1 October 1898 and 31 December 1898 at St. Matthew with St. James, Mossley Hill, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, .3,4,5
Cyril Charles Rathbone ? Dorcas hendershot attributes this child to the father but not the mother. She gives a girl, Emily Evelyn to the mother but not the father.
Birth*
1866
He was born in 1866 at Birkenhead Registration District, Cheshire, England, .1
Bertram Eric Rathbone|b. 30 Nov 1870\nd. 2 Jan 1917|p11.htm#i555|William Rathbone VI|b. 11 Feb 1819\nd. 6 Mar 1902|p11.htm#i533|Esther Emily Acheson Lyle|b. bt 6 Apr 1831 - 5 Apr 1832\nd. 19 Mar 1918|p11.htm#i545|William Rathbone V|b. 17 Jun 1787\nd. 1 Feb 1868|p10.htm#i514|Elizabeth Greg|b. 30 Aug 1790\nd. 24 Oct 1882|p10.htm#i524|Acheson Lyle|b. 13 Mar 1795\nd. 22 Apr 1870|p11.htm#i546||||
Relationship
5th cousin 3 times removed of Robert Alan Bennett.
He was listed as the son of William Rathbone VI in the 1871 census at 14 Princes Gardens, Knightsbridge, London, Middlesex, England, .4
(Son) Census1891
5 April 1891
He was listed as the son of William Rathbone VI in the 1891 census at Greenbank, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, .1
Occupation*
5 April 1891
Bertram Eric Rathbone was a tanners apprentice on 5 April 1891.1
Death*
2 January 1917
He died on 2 January 1917 at Ormskirk Registration District, Lancashire, England, , at age 46.5,6
Citations
[S72] UK National Census for 1891 for UK, "RG12/2940 f89 p49 203."
[S1] Website IGI (www.familysearch.org) "IGI states 30 Nov 1871 but as he was listed as 4 months old on 1871 Census it is assumed that the DOB should read 1870. Registration was Mar Quarter 1871 consistant with a delayed registration."
[S70] General Record Office Indexes "Birth Mar 1871 RATHBONE Bertram E West Derby 8b 236."
[S2] UK National Census for 1871 for UK, "RG10/1131 f54a p48 136."
Eleanor Rathbone was born in 1872, the daughter of the Liberal MP for Liverpool William S. Rathbone and his second wife Emily Lyle. The young woman was educated first at Kensington High School, London and then Somerville College, Oxford. After graduating, she returned to Liverpool as a worker for the local Central Relief Centre where she was able to examine social and industrial conditions in the area. This ultimately resulted in the publication of a report on the results of a special inquiry into the conditions of labour at the Liverpool Docks in 1903. When women became eligible to stand for election she became the first woman to be elected to Liverpool City Council and represented the Granby Ward as an independent councillor from 1909 to 1934. During that time she wrote an number of articles and papers on social questions including ‘How The Casual Labourer Lives; A Report of The Liverpool Joint Research Committee on the Domestic Condition and Expenditure of Families of Certain Liverpool Labourers’ (1909). She also published ‘Women's Need of the Vote; a Practical Illustration’ in 1911 and a series of articles for ‘Common Cause’ including ‘The Problem of Women's Wages’ (1911) and ‘Widows under the Poor Law (1913) which argued for state funded pensions for widows. As these showed, her work on social issues was constantly bound up with the question of women’s social and political status. In 1898 she had become the secretary of the Liverpool Society for Women’s Suffrage and later chair of the West Lancashire, West Cheshire and North West Wales Federation. Additionally, she became a member of the executive committee of the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies from 1900. However, in 1913, the NUWSS launched the Election Fighting Fund policy, which promised support to any party officially supporting suffrage in an election where the candidate was challenging an anti-suffrage Liberal, the effect was to effectively support the Labour Party. Rathbone was opposed to this measure and resigned from the executive committee in 1914. However, she did support the war work done by the group between 1914 and 1918, taking over the Liverpool branch of the Soldiers and Sailors Family Association, acting as an administrative arm of the War Office and dealing with the payment of separation allowances to wives. Influenced by this, she helped form the Family Endowment Committee in 1918, which campaigned for women to be paid an allowance to alleviate their economic dependence on husbands. When the NUWSS broadened its aims after the grant of the vote to women over thirty and changed its name to the National Union of Societies of Equal Citizenship, she was elected the new organisation’s first president. However, at this time there was no consensus within the movement regarding the appropriate response to new ‘protective’ legislation which limited only women’s working hours with the aim of 'protecting' them against industrial exploitation. An ideological split occurred at this time between those in NUSEC who, on the one hand, supported Rathbone and ideas such as an 'Endowment of Motherhood' which was intended to give women their financial independence and those, on the other, who adopted a more strictly equalist position. A number of members broke away to form equalist organisations such as the Open Door Council and the Six Point Group. However, Rathbone remained at the head of NUSEC and her views, outlined in works such as ‘Utopia Calling: A Plea for Family Allowances’ (1920) and shown in her work for the Children's Minimum (later Nutrition) Council, would go on to have an impact on the eventual form of the welfare state set up after the Second World War. In 1922 she stood for election as an independent candidate for Liverpool but was defeated and it was as an independent candidate for the Combined English Universities’ seat that she was finally elected to parliament in 1929. In the House of commons, she remained active in working for equal treatment for women in public and private life. She strongly opposed changes to the Unemployment Insurance Act that appeared to disadvantage women as well as campaigning against the Nationality of Married Women Act. Additionally, she was almost alone in the Commons in that decade in denouncing the potential danger from Germany and the Nazi Party after 1933. She was also deeply involved in the question of Indian women’s right to the vote and status throughout her parliamentary career. She remained an MP until her sudden death in 1946.
Birth*
12 May 1872
Eleanor Florence Rathbone was born on 12 May 1872 at London, Middlesex, England, .2,3
Eleanor Florence Rathbone was educated at Kensington High School, London, Middlesex, England, .
Education
She was educated at Somerville College, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, .3
(Daughter) Census1891
5 April 1891
She was listed as the daughter of William Rathbone VI in the 1891 census at Greenbank, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, .1
(Daughter) Census1901
31 March 1901
She was listed as the daughter of William Rathbone VI in the 1901 Census at Green Bank Cottage, Green Bank Road, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, .4
Councillor*
between 1909 and 1934
Eleanor Florence Rathbone was a Councillor (independent) between 1909 and 1934 at Granby Ward, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, .3
Death*
2 January 1946
She died on 2 January 1946 at Edmonton Registration District, , at age 73; Eleanor died of a heart attack.3,5
Citations
[S72] UK National Census for 1891 for UK, "RG12/2940 f89 p49 203."
[S48] Online index to the UK National Census for 1901 for UK.
[S48] Online index to the UK National Census for 1901 for UK "RG13/3009 f98."
[S70] General Record Office Indexes "Death Mar 1946 RATHBONE Eleanor F. 73 Edmonton 3a 966."
Francis Warre Rathbone
M, #557, b. 12 November 1874, d. 25 March 1939
Francis Warre Rathbone|b. 12 Nov 1874\nd. 25 Mar 1939|p11.htm#i557|William Rathbone VI|b. 11 Feb 1819\nd. 6 Mar 1902|p11.htm#i533|Esther Emily Acheson Lyle|b. bt 6 Apr 1831 - 5 Apr 1832\nd. 19 Mar 1918|p11.htm#i545|William Rathbone V|b. 17 Jun 1787\nd. 1 Feb 1868|p10.htm#i514|Elizabeth Greg|b. 30 Aug 1790\nd. 24 Oct 1882|p10.htm#i524|Acheson Lyle|b. 13 Mar 1795\nd. 22 Apr 1870|p11.htm#i546||||
Relationship
5th cousin 3 times removed of Robert Alan Bennett.
He was listed as the son of William Rathbone VI in the 1891 census at Greenbank, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, .1
Occupation
5 April 1891
Francis Warre Rathbone was a scholar on 5 April 1891.1
(Son) Census1901
31 March 1901
He was listed as the son of William Rathbone VI in the 1901 Census at Green Bank Cottage, Green Bank Road, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, .3
Occupation*
31 March 1901
Francis Warre Rathbone was a general merchant on 31 March 1901.4
[S48] Online index to the UK National Census for 1901 for UK "RG13/3009 f98."
[S48] Online index to the UK National Census for 1901 for UK.
[S8] Website The Rathbone Papers (http://sca.lib.liv.ac.uk/collections/rathbone/rath1.htm) "Francis Warre (Frank) (1875-1939) m. Edith Hampshire
John Francis (1909-1995)
Denis Lyle (1912-1991)
Bertram Lyle (Larry) (1913-2002)
James Brian (1915-)
Patrick Warre (1917-2003)
Noreen Eleanor Marjorie (1923-)."
[S2] UK National Census for 1871 for UK, "RG10/1131 f54a p48 136."
William Cuthbert Rathbone
M, #561, b. between 8 April 1855 and 31 March 1856, d. 1943
William Cuthbert Rathbone|b. bt 8 Apr 1855 - 31 Mar 1856\nd. 1943|p11.htm#i561|Samuel Greg Rathbone|b. 17 May 1823\nd. bt 1 Jan 1903 - 31 Mar 1903|p11.htm#i535|Rosamond Maria Cuthbert|b. 1834\nd. bt 1 Jan 1867 - 31 Mar 1867|p11.htm#i558|William Rathbone V|b. 17 Jun 1787\nd. 1 Feb 1868|p10.htm#i514|Elizabeth Greg|b. 30 Aug 1790\nd. 24 Oct 1882|p10.htm#i524|||||||
Relationship
5th cousin 3 times removed of Robert Alan Bennett.
He was listed as the son of an unknown person in the 1861 census at Allerton Road, Allerton, Lancashire, England, .3
Occupation*
2 April 1871
William Cuthbert Rathbone was a scholar on 2 April 1871.2
Census1871*
2 April 1871
He was listed as the son of an unknown person in the 1871 census at Yew Tree House, Yew Tree Road, Allerton, Lancashire, England, .2
(Son) Census1901
31 March 1901
He was listed as the son of Samuel Greg Rathbone in the 1901 Census at Bungalow, Bassenthwaite, Cumberland, England, .4
Biography*
He went slightly 'dotty' and never married.5
Death*
1943
William Cuthbert Rathbone died in 1943.
Citations
[S48] Online index to the UK National Census for 1901 for UK "RG13/0641 f38."
[S2] UK National Census for 1871 for UK, "RG10/3852 f45a p6 25."
[S47] UK National Census for 1861 for UK, "RG9/2738 f p12 56."
[S704] UK National Census for 1901 for UK, "RG13/0641 f38 84."
[S703] Mrs Carolyn Clay, "Email from Mrs Carolyn Clay 3/12/2004," e-mail to Alan Bennett, 3 December 2004.
Rosamund Augusta Rathbone
F, #562, b. between 8 April 1856 and 2 April 1857, d. 1953
Rosamund Augusta Rathbone|b. bt 8 Apr 1856 - 2 Apr 1857\nd. 1953|p11.htm#i562|Samuel Greg Rathbone|b. 17 May 1823\nd. bt 1 Jan 1903 - 31 Mar 1903|p11.htm#i535|Rosamond Maria Cuthbert|b. 1834\nd. bt 1 Jan 1867 - 31 Mar 1867|p11.htm#i558|William Rathbone V|b. 17 Jun 1787\nd. 1 Feb 1868|p10.htm#i514|Elizabeth Greg|b. 30 Aug 1790\nd. 24 Oct 1882|p10.htm#i524|||||||
Relationship
5th cousin 3 times removed of Robert Alan Bennett.
Sydney Cuthbert Rathbone|b. bt Jun 1860 - Jul 1860|p11.htm#i563|Samuel Greg Rathbone|b. 17 May 1823\nd. bt 1 Jan 1903 - 31 Mar 1903|p11.htm#i535|Rosamond Maria Cuthbert|b. 1834\nd. bt 1 Jan 1867 - 31 Mar 1867|p11.htm#i558|William Rathbone V|b. 17 Jun 1787\nd. 1 Feb 1868|p10.htm#i514|Elizabeth Greg|b. 30 Aug 1790\nd. 24 Oct 1882|p10.htm#i524|||||||
Relationship
5th cousin 3 times removed of Robert Alan Bennett.
He was listed as the son of an unknown person in the 1861 census at Allerton Road, Allerton, Lancashire, England, .1
Occupation
2 April 1871
Sydney Cuthbert Rathbone was a pupil on 2 April 1871 at Young Gentlemans School, High Street, Rottingdean, Sussex, England, .2
Occupation*
3 April 1881
He was an articled law clerk on 3 April 1881.3
Census1881*
3 April 1881
He was listed as head of household in the 1881 census at Yew Tree House, Yew Tree Road, Allerton, Lancashire, England, .3
Biography*
He forged one of his fathers cheques and was given a one way ticket to New Zealand. There are a number of Rathbones in New Zealand who are his descendants.4
Citations
[S47] UK National Census for 1861 for UK, "RG9/2738 f p12 56."
[S2] UK National Census for 1871 for UK, "RG10/1071 f4a p6 26."
[S49] UK National Census for 1881 Index, UK "RG11/3718 f109 p 25."
[S703] Mrs Carolyn Clay, "Email from Mrs Carolyn Clay 3/12/2004," e-mail to Alan Bennett, 3 December 2004.
Alexander Cuthbert Rathbone
M, #564, b. between 1 July 1861 and 30 September 1861, d. between 1 October 1863 and 31 December 1863
Alexander Cuthbert Rathbone|b. bt 1 Jul 1861 - 30 Sep 1861\nd. bt 1 Oct 1863 - 31 Dec 1863|p11.htm#i564|Samuel Greg Rathbone|b. 17 May 1823\nd. bt 1 Jan 1903 - 31 Mar 1903|p11.htm#i535|Rosamond Maria Cuthbert|b. 1834\nd. bt 1 Jan 1867 - 31 Mar 1867|p11.htm#i558|William Rathbone V|b. 17 Jun 1787\nd. 1 Feb 1868|p10.htm#i514|Elizabeth Greg|b. 30 Aug 1790\nd. 24 Oct 1882|p10.htm#i524|||||||
Relationship
5th cousin 3 times removed of Robert Alan Bennett.
Alexander Cuthbert Rathbone died between 1 October 1863 and 31 December 1863 at Birkenhead Registration District, Cheshire, England, .2
Citations
[S70] General Record Office Indexes "Births Sep 1861 Rathbone Alexander Cuthbert W Derby 8b 433."
[S70] General Record Office Indexes "Deaths Dec 1863 Rathbone Alexander Cuthbert Birkenhead 8a 316."
Ella Marion Rathbone1
F, #566, b. between 3 April 1862 and 2 April 1863, d. 1946
Ella Marion Rathbone|b. bt 3 Apr 1862 - 2 Apr 1863\nd. 1946|p11.htm#i566|Samuel Greg Rathbone|b. 17 May 1823\nd. bt 1 Jan 1903 - 31 Mar 1903|p11.htm#i535|Rosamond Maria Cuthbert|b. 1834\nd. bt 1 Jan 1867 - 31 Mar 1867|p11.htm#i558|William Rathbone V|b. 17 Jun 1787\nd. 1 Feb 1868|p10.htm#i514|Elizabeth Greg|b. 30 Aug 1790\nd. 24 Oct 1882|p10.htm#i524|||||||
Relationship
5th cousin 3 times removed of Robert Alan Bennett.